Produced
by R Films, directed by Andrew
Lewis, this film stars Shiva
Pandit (remember him in IPL
‘ Extra Innings’
presentation?) and Mansi Parekh
along with Santhanam and Pramod
Madhavan. The film is ostensibly
about budding love between two
software professionals and appears
to have been shot in HCL premises.
Interestingly, Satish Chakravarthy
(remember his’ Pappu Can’t
Dance?’) scores the music
for this album which has five
songs and one Reprise. How has
he fared?.

A rather pleasant number that
floats along smoothly to the
accompaniment of guitars and
keyboard sounds. The singer’s
voice has a rich timbre. The
song seems conceived on the
Kiravani raga scale. Is the
pallavi repeated too often?

Such compact lyrics! Especially the lines’poigai
pol kidanthaval, paarvai ennum kallerinthai’.
This song stands out for the suggestive
use of the Sarasangi raga, the sweet notes
of the sitar in the first and the lovely
overlapping of the viola and dilruba notes
in the second charanam resp. and the deep
rolling rhythms of the tabla that just about
whispers. Could visit the charts soon.

Ponmalai Pozhudhu---Vocals: Benny Dayal.Lyrics: Satish Chakravarthy

A differently textured song which breezes
along through the notes of both Mohanam
and Harikamboji ragas. Sung with touching
gusto by Benny. Very lovingly used guitars
here. Listen to how the instruments go behind
the words ‘mudivae illatha azhago
azhagu’. Could be liked well by the
youngsters.

Unnai
Partha Pinbu---
Vocals: Haricharan, Marrianne.Lyrics: Vaali

Haricharan adds a lot of polish to this
Kiravani raga based song with his nuanced
use of the swaras ‘ga ri ga ri ga’,
‘ri sa ri sa ri’ and also the
delightful ’ri sa ni sa ri ga ri sa
ni’( illai enru athai enna thonruthu).
A judicious use of stringed instruments
conveys a subtle sorrow that springs out
of a lovers’ quarrel. The song itself
recalls an old Ilayaraja hit.

A lighthearted dance number with lots of
rap, a bit of desi rap too! Fun lyrics,
oh yeah! Grows on you after you listen to
it a couple of times.

Oru
Kili Oru Kili( Reprise) ---
Vocals: Satish Chakravarthy.

A repeat of the earlier song but only with
gentle strings accompanying it. Well sung.

Verdict:

A pleasant surprise, this album. Never mind
the fact that a couple of songs have a ‘hindi’
film song touch to them. A freer exercise
of his creativity and a little more fine-tuning
in background music is all this young man
needs! Let us give him a happy welcome.